Denmark selects Covenant's Anthem as it buys its first long-range missiles

Denmark's Defence Ministry announced the purchase on October 22nd, 2026. CTech reported the next day that Covenant confirmed a delivery partnership with Denmark's acquisition agency. Quantity, price and delivery timing remain undisclosed.

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Primary source: CTech

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Denmark's announced purchase gives Michael Kaufman's venture-backed missile maker a government procurement milestone as it prepares to scale production. The purchase quantity, price and delivery schedule remain undisclosed, and Covenant's factory output targets have yet to be demonstrated.

Denmark selects Covenant's Anthem for its first long-range missile purchase — The choice gives Michael Kaufman's factory-first missile startup a government buyer, though Denmark has yet to publish the order's size, price or delivery…

Michael Kaufman, a former Thiel Capital investor, leads Covenant, the maker of the ground-launched Anthem cruise missile. Denmark's Defence Ministry announced on October 22nd that its armed forces would acquire Anthem and Kongsberg's air-launched Joint Strike Missile. The ministry's release is dated October 22nd and timestamped 3:53 p.m. local time.…

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